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Why You Shouldn't Hold A Chicken Up To Your Face
Submitted by Mahekun on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 3:01am.
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My great-grandpa, George Gingerich, with a favorite chicken. Seconds after this photo was taken, the chicken pecked him in the eye and he had to wear a bandage for three months (he kept his sight).
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Exactly
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 3:28am.
" I feel like chicken, tonight, like chicken tonight..."
Dinner
Submitted by Tony Brooklyn on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 5:44pm.
After the poke in the eye, I guess it was an easy decision as to what to have for dinner.
after which time....
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 12:11pm.
she was obviously no longer his favorite.
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